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Advanced / Transformational Technology

DARPA Awards Voyager And Raytheon Contracts For Rocket Motor Technologies

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, May 26th, 2026

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DARPA Awards Voyager And Raytheon Contracts For Rocket Motor Technologies

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84), launches a Standard Missile-3 during At-Sea Demonstration / Formidable Shield 2025 (U.S. Navy Photo)

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Voyager Technologies [VOYG] and RTX’s [RTX] Raytheon business contracts to further develop and test new technologies to tailor the thrust profiles of solid rocket motors (SRMs) after manufacturing, allowing a single motor to be used across different weapon systems. Voyager’s $16.5 million Phase 2 award under DARPA’s Burn N’ Go (BnG) program calls for the company to develop its propellant-embedded control technology that it says give SRMs tailorable thrust control. “Our…

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